Proxmox 2.2 is now available
A new version of Proxmox is now available to download. If you are new to Proxmox you can download the 2.2 version ISO from http://www.proxmox.com/downloads/proxmox-ve/iso-images/132-proxmox-ve-2 or you...
View ArticleHow much disk space does Proxmox 2.x require?
Proxmox can be installed on very little disk space. I tested Proxmox version 2.2 and installed it on a 10GB hard disk and Proxmox installed without an issue. On an earlier test, a 2GB hard disk was not...
View ArticleProxmox OpenVZ Container and KVM Startup and Shutdown Order
From time to time you will need to shutdown and startup your Proxmox hardware node. There are many reasons for this such as adding new hardware or to apply new kernel updates. Before you shutdown the...
View ArticleAccess a qcow2 Virtual Disk Image From The Host
A disk image, such as the popular qcow2 disk image can be read and used as a file system without having to attach it to a running VM. That can be handy when you’ve got information on a backed up...
View Articleqcow2 Disk Images and Performance
qcow2 is a virtual disk image format developed by the guys who created QEMU and is one of the most versatile virtual disk formats available. It’s the default and preferred virtual disk format for the...
View Articleqcow2 image format and cluster_size
There are various things you need to consider when creating a virtual disk for a virtual machine, such as the size of the disk, if the disk is sparse or not, compression, encryption, and various other...
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